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‘Disastrous’ collapse

A DRAMATIC drop in visitors entering Walhalla post bushfire threat has proved "completely disastrous" for the tourism dependent town.

Global campaign supported

COUNCILS have thrown their support behind Walhalla's international tourism campaign to help keep the township "on the map".

GippsTAFE to face discrimination allegations

TWO profoundly deaf Auslan tutors claim they were discriminated against by GippsTAFE because of their disability.

Sentence to stay alive

A MOE youth has been sentenced to 12 months at a youth justice centre after a recent spree of criminal activity.

Carers go mobile

AS a part of the fundraising project undertaken to establish a Gippsland Regional Carers Network, the Traralgon Lions Club has donated two laptop computers and a portable digital projector to the Gippsland Carers Association.

Art prize for youth

THE 2013 Wellington Youth Art Prize exhibition, a new and exciting competition for young people aged 12 to 25 years living in the Wellington Shire, has been announced.

Speeding drivers catching on

DRIVERS are getting the message not to speed on Latrobe Valley's back roads since regular police operations began last year.

Gippsland fire continues to burn

THE Aberfeldy fire, which has been burning for more than a month, has devastated almost 85,000 hectares of land in Gippsland.

Not slowing down yet

AT 70 years of age, Victoria Police veteran Leading Senior Constable David "Doc" Halliday knows he should be thinking about retirement, but he does not want to "set a date".

Expecting something this year to kick off

PREGNANT women under the age of 25 years are invited to attend the first 'Expecting Something?' session of the year on 21 February.

Volunteers needed

LES Maher has been helping Latrobe Valley residents get to vital medical appointments for 10 years.

Triple trouble

Beef farmer Zarko Spehar was seeing more than double late last month, when triplet calves were born at his Yinnar property.

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